The Ivy's long journey to Newcastle
Six years after its first Newcastle proposal, the group is preparing two restaurants in a former bank.
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Newcastle business news
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Aykley plans £50m conversion of former AA offices into 151 rental homes
The Newcastle Business Park scheme would keep the existing building and add one or two storeys in places.
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Newcastle and Gateshead set out 25-year regeneration plan for urban core
Joint framework proposes more than 16,000 new homes and 3m sq ft of commercial space across eight opportunity areas.
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Newcastle moves up UK city table in global index despite eight-place fall
Quality of life and environment scores exceed the UK city average, economics and human capital fall below.
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Retail and consumer Long Read · 10 min read
How Greggs took over Britain
From a delivery van in Northumberland mining villages to almost 2,800 shops, Greggs has spent more than 80 years learning how to be where its customers are.
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Finance software firm iplicit opens Newcastle office to tap Sage talent pool
The fast-growing accounting software company is building a sales team in the city as it expands beyond its Bournemouth base.
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RMT Technology expects 50 jobs from new cyber security division
New service will provide cyber strategy, testing and training to businesses.
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M Core buys The Gate leisure complex in Newcastle
The deal for an undisclosed price comes within five months of its Eldon Garden purchase.
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Newcastle University launches devolution institute with Andy Haldane as first fellow
The two-year appointment will support research, evidence inquiries and government engagement.
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Sage chief questions UK data-centre push and says AI prize lies in applications
Steve Hare says Britain should focus on turning artificial intelligence into products and services rather than trying to compete across every layer of the technology.
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Newcastle's National Innovation Centre for Data estimated to have generated £141m GVA
The assessment estimates £116m of the total was generated in the North East.
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Newcastle carbon-accounting business SmartCarbon acquired by TVI Group
The completed acquisition will support further development of SmartCarbon’s software platform, with automation and AI capabilities planned.
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Property and development Long Read · 18 min read
The best coworking spaces in Newcastle
From affordable hot desks to premium city-centre offices, we compare Newcastle’s best coworking spaces for freelancers, remote workers and growing teams.
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Public sector Long Read · 10 min read
What Newcastle can learn from Manchester's rise
Newcastle wants to become England's most successful regional capital. Manchester shows what that takes, but not how to copy it.
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Newcastle to pitch proposed Tyne development zone to international investors
Mayoral Development Zone will feature alongside Pilgrim Street, a space skills centre and Quayside Music Studios at international conference.
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Siemens Energy to make Rolls-Royce SMR turbine parts in Newcastle
Newcastle's CA Parsons Works will supply components for the first three reactors at Gwyndod on Anglesey.
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Energy and utilities Long Read · 8 min read
What GeoPura's £275m sale means for Newcastle
Ballard is buying an integrated hydrogen business but the regional return depends on how it develops the Newcastle operation.
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How STACK is turning a temporary Newcastle concept into a national regeneration business
The North East operator has adapted a temporary format for vacant town-centre property across England.
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Newcastle Helix tests AI maintenance tools in three buildings
The trial forms part of WILSON, a €4.08m European research programme due to finish in 2028.
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Avant plans 320 homes for former Sage headquarters site
Skyline Quarter would replace the vacant Great Park office with houses and apartments
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Property and development Long Read · 9 min read
Newcastle is rebuilding its city centre on a scale it has not attempted in decades
More than 1,100 homes already in live schemes, another 1,100 planned and over 700,000 sq ft of offices either side of Central Station.
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Atom Bank confirms succession talks after reports CEO will step down
The Newcastle lender says discussions with Mark Mullen have accelerated in recent weeks.
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Greggs is hiring a Head of Data & AI as it expands AI across the business
The Newcastle role will formalise AI work already under way in operations and support.
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Newcastle Airport has its busiest day for international travel since it opened
Almost 22,000 passengers passed through in a single day, as the airport expands its route network and capacity.
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Graduates of North East universities owe more than £10bn on Plan 2 loans
FT analysis of Student Loans Company data shows Newcastle with the region's highest average balance, while Northumbria sits above Durham.
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SumUp becomes Newcastle United's first front-of-training-kit sponsor in reported £5m-a-year deal
The agreement takes reported training sponsorship income to about £11m a year.
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Newcastle United's £190m training complex revives Sir John Hall's 1990s Woolsington plan
A year after North Tyneside approved an expansion, Newcastle is starting again on a different site.
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Newcastle fintech Noggin HQ raises £2.3m and becomes FCA-authorised credit reference agency
The Toffee Factory-based startup can now supply cashflow-based credit data directly to UK lenders.
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How Pilgrim Street became Newcastle’s new commercial district
Reuben-backed East Pilgrim Street development has turned a long-stalled corridor into a serious commercial district
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Fenwick narrows operating losses by 40 per cent in year one of three-year plan
The Newcastle-headquartered group ends the year debt-free with £63.4m cash after testing its turnaround on Northumberland Street.
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Develop North appoints Michelle Percy as executive director
The move puts Percy inside the governance of the strategy she has led since January.
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Sunderland Long Read · 10 min read
The money behind North East football
What actually funds Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough football clubs.
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Property and development Long Read · 8 min read
Forth Yards, the current state of Newcastle's last major waterfront site
An overview of who owns the site, what's already been spent and what October's developer decision means for Newcastle's waterfront.